American Music Awards 2016: Fifth Harmony Wins Collaboration of the Year

Fifth Harmony just had their first big win at the American Music Awards 2016. And when we say big, we mean huge. Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Camila Cabello, and Lauren Jauregui won the AMA for "Work From Home" featuring Ty Dolla Sign. They beating out the Chainsmokers and Daya's “Don’t Let Me Down," Drake, Wizkid, and Kyla's “One Dance," Rihanna and Drake's “Work," and Meghan Trainor and John Legend's “Like I’m Gonna Lose You." That's some serious competition. Though many—me included—thought Drake and Rihanna would take home the big award, the ladies proved they're hotter than ever.

Though I'm a huge fan of Ri and Drake, this 5H win is really exciting. (Not to mention, the Canadian rapper won for "Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist.") In a time when so much of our news is negative, 5H stands out—especially at the American Music Awards 2016—as being super-positive with all the girl-power energy I need in my life right now.

The five young women that make up Fifth Harmony are outspoken, diverse, and powerful in their own right. Kordei left Twitter in August after facing racially motivated insults (ugh) but came back with a vengeance, tackling cyber bullying and helping those who are struggling with the issue. Brooke was attacked by a man onstage during a performance in September and spoke out about fans being cautious in big crowds. And just this weekend, Jauregui penned an open letter to president-elect Donald Trump's voters about being a "bisexual Cuban-American woman" and "so proud of it." It's since gone viral, with hundreds of 5H fans appreciating her candor about her sexuality and what she says race means in our country now more than ever. She thanked fans for the love on Twitter.

Seeing 5H win such a huge award seriously won the AMAs for me, but their amazing performance of "That's My Girl" was pretty awesome, too. The show isn't over yet, so I'm just waiting to see what else they can pull off.

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